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Riley Greene

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 200lb (190cm, 90kg)

Born: September 28, 2000 in Orlando, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (5th) of the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft from Paul J. Hagerty HS (Oviedo, FL).

High School: Paul J. Hagerty HS (Oviedo, FL)

Debut: June 18, 2022 (Age 21-263d, 22,705th in major league history)
vs. TEX 3 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2022 season

2024 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible

Service Time (01/2024): 1.110 • Arb Eligible: 2026 • Free Agent: 2029

Full Name: Riley Greene

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

2.0

5.2

225

979

259

.244

.265

137

RBI

103

OBP

.342

.336

SLG

.453

.416

OPS

.796

.752

OPS+

124

111

Summary of 27 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

3 leading off, 1 walk-off, 1 tying, 13 go ahead

1 Tm
DET	27

Platoon
vs RHP	25
vs LHP	2

Home/Road
Away	16
Home	11

Outs
0	12
1	10
2	5

18 Opps
TBR	3
CLE	3
MIN	2
STL	2
TEX	2
KCR	2
NYM	2
OAK	1
SDP	1
LAA	1
NYY	1
PIT	1
BOS	1
WSN	1
HOU	1
MIA	1
TOR	1
CHW	1

26 Pitchers
Kenta Maeda	2
Kyle Muller	1
Peyton Battenfield	1
Nick Martinez	1
Osvaldo Bido	1
Shohei Ohtani	1
Dane Dunning	1
Kyle Gibson	1
Adam Ottavino	1
Dominic Leone	1
Corey Kluber	1
Triston McKenzie	1
Clarke Schmidt	1
Joel Payamps	1
Colin Poche	1
Bryan Abreu	1
Thaddeus Ward	1
Giovanny Gallegos	1
Chris Bassitt	1
Zach Plesac	1
Justin Verlander	1
Ryan Pepiot	1
Zack Greinke	1
José Leclerc	1
Chris Martin	1
Johnny Cueto	1

14 Parks
Comerica Pk (DET)	11
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
Progressive (CLE)	2
GlbLifeField (ARL)	2
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
loanDepot pk (MIA)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
Nationals Pk (WAS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1

Where Hit
89	11
9	7
7	4
8	3
78	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	7
3	5
5	5
2	4
4	3
7+	2
6	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	25
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	21
1--	5
-2-	1

33 RBI
RISP	1
0 on	21
1 on	6
Any on	6

Inning
1	5
2	1
3	4
4	2
5	1
6	4
7	4
8	4
9	2

1-3	10
4-6	7
7-end	10

RelScore
+4..	1
+3	1
+2	2
+1	3
Tied	12
-1	2
-2	1
-3	3
-4..	2

Ahead	7
Tied	12
Behind	8

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
2-2	5
3-2	3
1-1	3
0-1	3
1-2	2
2-0	2
1-0	1
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
CF	16
DH	6
LF	3
RF	2

OrderPos
2nd	12
1st	10
3rd	3
4th	2

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	14
Low Lev	10

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2022-07-02	DET		KCR	Joel Payamps	tied 3-3	b 9	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	1	8	0.425	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2	2	2	1	2022-07-15	DET	@	CLE	Zach Plesac	behind 0-3	t 3	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0.078	23%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
3	3	3	1	2022-08-05	DET		TBR	Corey Kluber	ahead 1-0	b 2	2	1--	2,(0-1) 1CX	2	1	8	0.174	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); A. Baddoo Scores
4	4	4	1	2022-08-21	DET		LAA	Shohei Ohtani	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	8	0.104	65%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
5	5	5	1	2022-08-26	DET	@	TEX	José Leclerc	behind 4-7	t 9	1	1--	5,(2-2) FBSBX	2	1	8	0.052	9%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Candelario Scores
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2023-04-03	DET	@	HOU	Bryan Abreu	tied 4-4	t 7	1	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	2	8	0.207	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	2	1	2023-04-18 (2)	DET		CLE	Peyton Battenfield	tied 0-0	b 6	0	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	2	8	0.163	74%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
8	8	3	1	2023-05-04	DET		NYM	Justin Verlander	tied 0-0	b 1	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	2	8	0.100	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
9	9	4	1	2023-05-19	DET	@	WSN	Thaddeus Ward	ahead 7-0	t 6	0	---	5,(2-2) .BCFBX	1	3	8	0.007	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
10	10	5	1	2023-05-24	DET	@	KCR	Zack Greinke	tied 0-0	t 4	1	---	5,(2-2) BCBFX	1	3	8	0.127	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
11	11	6	1	2023-07-09	DET		TOR	Chris Bassitt	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	---	10,(3-2) BFBFFBFFFX	1	2	8	0.095	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
12	12	7	1	2023-07-21	DET		SDP	Nick Martinez	behind 2-5	b 7	1	1--	2,(0-1) SX	2	2	DH	0.184	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Rogers Scores
13	13	8	1	2023-07-29	DET	@	MIA	Johnny Cueto	ahead 3-0	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	2	8	0.056	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
14	14	9	1	2023-08-02	DET	@	PIT	Osvaldo Bido	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	2	8	0.097	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
15	15	10	1	2023-08-10	DET		MIN	Kenta Maeda	tied 0-0	b 6	2	---	4,(1-2) BCSX	1	2	DH	0.184	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
16	16	11	1	2023-08-16	DET	@	MIN	Kenta Maeda	behind 0-4	t 3	0	1--	5,(2-2) BSSBX	2	2	8	0.117	29%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Baddoo Scores
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
17	17	1	1	2024-03-30	DET	@	CHW	Dominic Leone	behind 4-6	t 7	0	---	7,(3-2) .CBBFFBX	1	3	9	0.123	31%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
18	18	2	1	2024-04-04 (1)	DET	@	NYM	Adam Ottavino	behind 2-3	t 8	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	4	9	0.265	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
19	19	3	1	2024-04-07	DET		OAK	Kyle Muller	behind 0-6	b 8	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	7	0.007	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
20	20	4	1	2024-04-23	DET	@	TBR	Ryan Pepiot	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	5,(2-2) BFSBX	1	1	DH	0.119	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
21	21	5	2	2024-04-23	DET	@	TBR	Colin Poche	behind 1-2	t 8	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	1	DH	0.409	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Kelly Scores
22	22	6	1	2024-04-30 (1)	DET		STL	Kyle Gibson	tied 0-0	b 4	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	DH	0.124	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
23	23	7	1	2024-04-30 (2)	DET		STL	Giovanny Gallegos	ahead 7-6	b 7	0	---	6,(3-2) .BBCCBX	1	4	7	0.098	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
24	24	8	1	2024-05-04	DET	@	NYY	Clarke Schmidt	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	1	7	0.096	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
25	25	9	1	2024-05-06	DET	@	CLE	Triston McKenzie	tied 0-0	t 1	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	1	DH	0.099	60%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
26	26	10	1	2024-05-30	DET	@	BOS	Chris Martin	ahead 2-0	t 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	2	8	0.085	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Vierling Scores
27	27	11	1	2024-06-04	DET	@	TEX	Dane Dunning	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	2	8	0.094	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)